NMC asks all medical colleges to use Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme portal

NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has directed all government and private medical colleges that provide dialysis services to use the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) portal.

The NMC in its latest notice said, “All medical colleges both government and private which are providing dialysis services are directed to use the PMNDP portal to provide smooth delivery of necessary dialysis services to every patient having unique ABHA ID (UHID) and to improve visibility and have uniform IT platform for capturing details of all beneficiaries.”

The medical commission informed that the Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Portal, pmndp.nhp.gov.in/en, is fully functional and is now stabilized. “If any training is required to operate the PMNDP portal, it will be organized by the National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), the NMC informed medical colleges.

It further said that the medical colleges can contact Dr Ranjan Kumar Choudhary, advisor, healthcare technologies at ranjanchoudhary@nhsrcindia.org for clarification and assistance.

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The ministry of health and family welfare launched Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Program under National Health Mission in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode in Union Budget 2016-17 to make renal-care services affordable to BPL (Below Poverty Line) citizens. The PMNDP was rolled out on April 7, 2016. Above Poverty Line (APL) patients are also provisioned to avail the dialysis services at discounted rates.